The Consensus[1] or Consensus Net,[2] also known as 21st Century Web,[3] was a Chinese renowned ideological and cultural website[4] launched on 1 September 2009[5] by Zhou Zhixing.[6] The website published commentaries and analysis from both left and right wing scholars on topics such as economics and culture.[2]
| Founded | 1 September 2009 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1 October 2016 |
| Founder(s) | Zhou Zhixing |
| URL | www.21ccom.net |
Sponsored by Lide Consensus (Beijing) Network Media Technology Co., Ltd.,[7] the position of Consensus leaned toward liberalism.[8]
Consensus (www.21ccom.net)[9] was the official website of Leader Magazine in simplified Chinese,[10] whose mission was to "seek consensus in the era of great transformation".[11]
History
editThe 21ccom.net domain name was registered on February 20, 2009.[12]
Consensus was shut down by order of the Beijing authority on October 1, 2016.[13]
References
edit- ^ Shun-hing Chan; Jonathan W. Johnson (6 April 2021). Citizens of Two Kingdoms: Civil Society and Christian Religion in Greater China. Brill Publishers. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-90-04-45937-3.
- ^ a b Tom Tsui (Oct 3, 2016). "China's Consensus Net, a website for open intellectual discussion, has suddenly shut down". Quartz.
- ^ Guoguang Wu (18 September 2015). China's Party Congress. Cambridge University Press. pp. 314–. ISBN 978-1-107-08202-1.
- ^ "Consensus Network closed on the National Day?". Deutsche Welle. Oct 3, 2016.
- ^ Oiwan Lam (5 October 2016). "Chinese Authorities Shutter 'Gongshi' Intellectual Website, Leading Netizens to Ask: Is This 'The End of Consensus'?". Global Voices.
- ^ "China's "Consensus Network" inaccessible, founder says future not promising". BBC.com. 2016-10-03.
- ^ "A large number of Chinese military self-media have been shut down". Radio France Internationale. Oct 3, 2016.
- ^ "Consensus network was suddenly closed founder: the future does not know!". Apple Daily. 2016-10-03.
- ^ Yan Sun (17 September 2020). From Empire to Nation State: Ethnic Politics in China. Cambridge University Press. pp. 349–. ISBN 978-1-108-84029-3.
- ^ "Why can't Consensus Network open?". Radio Free Asia. 2016-10-06.
- ^ Oiwan Lam (Oct 5, 2016). "Chinese Authorities Shutter 'Gongshi' Intellectual Website, Leading Netizens to Ask: Is This 'The End of Consensus'?". Globalvoices.org.
- ^ "Whois Record for 21ccom.net". WHOIS. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "China's "Consensus Network" Ordered to Close". Radio France Internationale. 2016-10-03.